Recovery of fatty acid from a solvated hydrocarbon mixture applicable to the Beaver-Herter solvent extraction process

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6393095

Beaver, W H; Turpin, J L; Babcock, R E

The Herter process is a patented solvent extraction enhanced oil recovery process. This process utilizes fatty acid as a solvent to mix with and reduce the viscosity of a heavy reservoir oil or a tar sand. This method differs from other solvent extraction oil recovery methods in that the recovery of the fatty acid solvent for further use, rather than the initial expense of the solvent, is the prime economic consideration. The fatty acid is recovered by saponification of the solvated oil mixture using an aqueous base, followed by migration of the resulting soap into the aqueous phase, and then desaponification of the aqueous phase.

• Research Organization: Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
• OSTI ID: 6393095
• Report Number(s): CONF-851123-
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers annual winter meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 10 Nov 1985; Other Information: Technical Paper 31D
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
MIXING
RECOVERY
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
HYDROCARBONS
SAPONIFICATION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
OIL SANDS
OIL WELLS
PRODUCTION
ADDITIVES
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
ENHANCED RECOVERY
PETROLEUM
VISCOSITY
WELL STIMULATION
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
EXTRACTION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROLYSIS
LYSIS
MATERIALS
MIXTURES
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
SOLUTIONS
SOLVOLYSIS
STIMULATION
WELLS
020300* - Petroleum- Drilling & Production
040401 - Oil Shales & Tar Sands- In Situ Methods
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